record holder
noun
: the person or thing that has achieved something no other person or thing has achieved : a person or thing that holds a record
He is the marathon world record holder.
They're developing an airplane that is expected to be faster than the current record holder.
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Biologists confirmed Wade’s catch July 1 and named him the new state record holder.
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Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2024
Felix passed former medal record holder Carl Lewis to achieve the title.
—Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
Elsewhere, world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won her 400m hurdles heat by a huge margin, finishing in 53.07 – more than 1.5 seconds quicker than Anna Cockrell, the next-fastest athlete in the heats.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 28 June 2024
Kevin is the tallest living dog, but the previous record holder—another Great Dane named Zeus, who died in September—was about three inches taller than him.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2024
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Helena Wegner, Idaho Statesman, 2 July 2024
Felix passed former medal record holder Carl Lewis to achieve the title.
—Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 1 July 2024
Elsewhere, world record holder Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone won her 400m hurdles heat by a huge margin, finishing in 53.07 – more than 1.5 seconds quicker than Anna Cockrell, the next-fastest athlete in the heats.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 28 June 2024
Kevin is the tallest living dog, but the previous record holder—another Great Dane named Zeus, who died in September—was about three inches taller than him.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 June 2024
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“Record holder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/record%20holder. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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